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An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The big focus at this year's Fieldays will be agritech - from drones to wearables to solar. The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

There's little support across the political spectrum to fully ban the fishing practice of bottom trawling and international demand for our lamb is holding strong, as production winds down for the season. The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

There's a bit of a split developing between some vets, farmers and animal rights groups around the animal welfare associated with virtual fencing, meanwhile it looks like margins will be up for farmers buying dairy cattle to fatten up over the winter. The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. *State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge and the Awakino Gorge have been earmarked for $400 million dollars set aside for resilience projects to critical routes.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

Zespri says port bottlenecks are becoming a real pressure point in the Bay of Plenty while more people around the world will soon step onto New Zealand wool. The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.